Ethnicity and palliative care: we need better data - five key considerations

Ethnicity and palliative care: we need better data - five key considerations
BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, by Gemma Clarke, Jamilla Akhtar Hussain, Matthew John Allsop, and Michael I Bennett; 12/23 
Complete and valid ethnicity data are essential for monitoring racial and ethnic disparities but consideration needs to be given to collecting data well and using it responsibly. ... Holism is at the core of palliative care, in the approach to a person and their ‘total pain’. Extending this framework to ethnicity data engenders a responsibility across both the collection and usage of data. We outline five key considerations informed by this framework relating to ethnicity data.